Sharyl: Nick Penniman leads the group ?" Issue One. Its new report The Price of Power exposes how members of Congress serve as cash cows for their party's political machinery. The best fundraisers are rewarded with powerful positions that decide the laws affecting all of us. Insiders report both parties have similar systems of "dues" that members have to pay every two years by raising money directly for the party. That's called "dialing for dollars;" and by giving some of their campaign funds to the party and to colleagues facing tough races. How much they raise determines who gets ahead.